| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Tom Bruss (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Lacey (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Rodney Harris (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Richard Potter (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Wollenberg (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Pledger (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Clarence Maroney (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Young (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronald Sink (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - John Stich (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | James Young inbounds the ball | 33-33 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:35 | Illinois | Ronald Sink travels with the ball | 33-33 |
| 19:21 | Michigan | John Wollenberg blows the dunk | 33-33 |
| 19:20 | Illinois | James Young snags the defensive board | 33-33 |
| 18:53 | Illinois | Ronald Sink is by himself and knocks in the shot from the left side on a great pass from James Young | 33-35 |
| 18:30 | Michigan | John Wollenberg blows the dunk but he's fouled by James Young - foul #2 on James Young, team foul #1 | 33-35 |
| 18:30 | Michigan | John Wollenberg makes the 1st free throw | 34-35 |
| 18:30 | Michigan | John Wollenberg makes the 2nd free throw | 35-35 |
| 18:03 | Illinois | James Young works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 35-35 |
| 18:01 | Michigan | John Wollenberg grabs the defensive rebound | 35-35 |
| 17:47 | Michigan | Clarence Maroney is called for the reach on Richard Potter - foul #1 on Clarence Maroney, team foul #2 | 35-35 |
| 17:30 | Michigan | Rodney Harris is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 35-35 |
| 17:29 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Ronald Sink | 35-35 |
| 17:10 | Illinois | James Young evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Rodney Harris - foul #1 on Rodney Harris, team foul #1 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Sebastian Jackson (SG) Clarence Maroney | |
| 17:10 | Illinois | James Young makes the 1st free throw | 35-36 |
| 17:10 | Illinois | James Young misses the 2nd free throw | 35-36 |
| 17:10 | Michigan | John Wollenberg grabs the board | 35-36 |
| 16:47 | Michigan | Tom Bruss comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-36 |
| 16:45 | Michigan | John Wollenberg can't tip it in | 35-36 |
| 16:43 | Michigan | Richard Potter hits the follow up shot | 37-36 |
| 16:32 | Illinois | Ronald Sink blows the dunk but the foul's on Richard Potter - foul #1 on Richard Potter, team foul #2 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Michigan | John Fajardo (PF), Jared Harris (C) Richard Potter, John Wollenberg | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Dailey (SF), Floyd Kent (C) James Young, John Stich | |
| 16:32 | Illinois | Ronald Sink misses the 1st free throw | 37-36 |
| 16:32 | Illinois | Ronald Sink makes the 2nd free throw | 37-37 |
| 16:21 | Michigan | Michael Lacey scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 39-37 |
| 16:00 | Illinois | John Fajardo is called for the reach on Ronald Sink - foul #2 on John Fajardo, team foul #3 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Michigan | Kevin Boyles (SG) Michael Lacey | |
| Subs | Illinois | Larry Newell (SF) Ronald Sink | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Tom Bruss (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kevin Boyles (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rodney Harris (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - John Fajardo (fresh) C - Jared Harris (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Pledger (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Sebastian Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Larry Newell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Dailey (fresh) 3 pts. C - Floyd Kent (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Illinois | James Dailey drills a runner from the left block | 39-39 |
| 15:24 | Michigan | Tom Bruss comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-39 |
| 15:22 | Michigan | Kevin Boyles grabs the offensive rebound | 39-39 |
| 15:08 | Michigan | Kevin Boyles misses short on an open 3 from the left corner | 39-39 |
| 15:06 | Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Tom Bruss | 39-39 |
| 14:52 | Michigan | Jared Harris travels with the ball | 39-39 |
| Subs | Michigan | Michael Lacey (SG), Edward Heikkinen (SF), Richard Potter (PF), John Wollenberg (C) Tom Bruss, Rodney Harris, John Fajardo, Jared Harris | |
| Subs | Illinois | Clarence Maroney (PG), James Young (SF), Ronald Sink (PF), John Stich (C) John Pledger, Larry Newell, James Dailey, Floyd Kent | |
| 14:25 | Illinois | James Young is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 39-39 |
| 14:23 | Michigan | Richard Potter grabs the defensive rebound | 39-39 |
| 14:05 | Michigan | John Wollenberg comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 39-39 |
| 14:03 | Michigan | Richard Potter snags the offensive board | 39-39 |
| 13:48 | Michigan | Kevin Boyles loses the ball out of bounds | 39-39 |
| Subs | Michigan | Tom Bruss (PG), Rodney Harris (SF) Kevin Boyles, Edward Heikkinen | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Pledger (PG) Sebastian Jackson | |
| 13:19 | Illinois | John Stich can't finish the layup | 39-39 |
| 13:17 | Michigan | Richard Potter gets the rebound | 39-39 |
| 12:56 | Michigan | Rodney Harris evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Tom Bruss | 41-39 |
| 12:44 | Illinois | Ronald Sink clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Richard Potter - foul #2 on Richard Potter, team foul #4 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Sebastian Jackson (SG) John Pledger | |
| 12:44 | Illinois | Ronald Sink misses the 1st free throw | 41-39 |
| 12:44 | Illinois | Ronald Sink misses the 2nd free throw | 41-39 |
| 12:44 | Michigan | John Wollenberg gets the rebound | 41-39 |
| 12:19 | Michigan | Rodney Harris is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 41-39 |
| 12:17 | Illinois | John Stich gets the rebound | 41-39 |
| 11:48 | Illinois | James Young is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Rodney Harris - foul #2 on Rodney Harris, team foul #5 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Michigan | John Fajardo (PF), Jared Harris (C) Richard Potter, John Wollenberg | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Pledger (PG), James Dailey (C) Clarence Maroney, Ronald Sink | |
| 11:48 | Illinois | James Young makes the 1st free throw | 41-40 |
| 11:48 | Illinois | James Young misses the 2nd free throw | 41-40 |
| 11:48 | Michigan | John Fajardo grabs the board | 41-40 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Tom Bruss (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Lacey (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Rodney Harris (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - John Fajardo (fresh) C - Jared Harris (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Pledger (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Sebastian Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Young (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Stich (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - James Dailey (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:41 | Michigan | Michael Lacey misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-40 |
| 11:39 | Illinois | The rebound goes to James Young | 41-40 |
| 11:14 | Illinois | James Young evades the doubleteam and hits a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Sebastian Jackson | 41-42 |
| 10:55 | Michigan | Michael Lacey is by himself and knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Rodney Harris out of the doubleteam | 43-42 |
| 10:32 | Illinois | James Young evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway from the right block | 43-44 |
| 10:09 | Michigan | Sebastian Jackson steps in front of the Rodney Harris pass | 43-44 |
| 10:05 | Illinois | John Stich can't finish the layup | 43-44 |
| 10:03 | Illinois | James Young tips it in | 43-46 |
| 09:37 | Michigan | Rodney Harris clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-46 |
| 09:35 | Michigan | Jared Harris tips it in | 45-46 |
| 09:11 | Illinois | John Pledger misses short on a shot from the left side | 45-46 |
| 09:10 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Rodney Harris | 45-46 |
| 08:42 | Michigan | Jared Harris misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 45-46 |
| 08:41 | Illinois | The rebound goes to James Dailey | 45-46 |
| 08:22 | Illinois | Sebastian Jackson misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 45-46 |
| 08:21 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Jared Harris | 45-46 |
| 08:07 | Michigan | Michael Lacey is open and scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-46 |
| 07:41 | Illinois | Tom Bruss is called for the reach on John Stich - foul #1 on Tom Bruss, team foul #6 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Michigan | Kevin Boyles (PG), Gregory Collins (SG), Edward Heikkinen (SF), Richard Potter (PF), John Wollenberg (C) Tom Bruss, Michael Lacey, Rodney Harris, John Fajardo, Jared Harris | |
| Subs | Illinois | Clarence Maroney (SG), Larry Newell (SF), Ronald Sink (PF), Floyd Kent (C) Sebastian Jackson, James Young, John Stich, James Dailey | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Kevin Boyles (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory Collins (fresh) SF - Edward Heikkinen (fresh) PF - Richard Potter (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - John Wollenberg (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Pledger (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Clarence Maroney (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Larry Newell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronald Sink (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. C - Floyd Kent (fresh) | |
| 07:15 | Illinois | Ronald Sink hits a jumper from the left block set up by John Pledger and he's fouled by Richard Potter - foul #3 on Richard Potter, team foul #7 | 48-48 |
| 07:15 | Illinois | Ronald Sink makes the free throw | 48-49 |
| 06:47 | Michigan | The short jumper by Richard Potter is denied by Ronald Sink | 48-49 |
| 06:46 | Illinois | Ronald Sink snags the defensive board | 48-49 |
| 06:27 | Illinois | Ronald Sink makes the jumper from the right wing set up by Clarence Maroney | 48-51 |
| 06:05 | Michigan | Richard Potter misses the jumpshot from the right side | 48-51 |
| 06:03 | Illinois | Ronald Sink grabs the defensive rebound | 48-51 |
| 05:38 | Illinois | Ronald Sink knocks in the turnaround from the baseline set up by Floyd Kent | 48-53 |
| 05:38 | Michigan | Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-53 |
| Subs | Michigan | Tom Bruss (PG), Michael Lacey (SG), Rodney Harris (SF) Kevin Boyles, Gregory Collins, Edward Heikkinen | |
| Subs | Illinois | Sebastian Jackson (SG), James Young (SF), John Stich (C) John Pledger, Larry Newell, Floyd Kent | |
| 05:36 | Michigan | Tom Bruss's pass is intercepted by Clarence Maroney in the backcourt | 48-53 |
| 05:24 | Illinois | Sebastian Jackson loses the dribble to Richard Potter | 48-53 |
| 05:07 | Michigan | Clarence Maroney picks off the pass by Michael Lacey | 48-53 |
| 04:44 | Illinois | Clarence Maroney hits a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Sebastian Jackson and the foul's on Michael Lacey - foul #2 on Michael Lacey, team foul #8 | 48-55 |
| 04:44 | Illinois | Clarence Maroney makes the free throw | 48-56 |
| 04:26 | Michigan | Rodney Harris throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-56 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Pledger (PG) Sebastian Jackson | |
| 04:16 | Illinois | John Pledger makes the 3 from the right wing | 48-59 |
| 04:08 | Michigan | John Wollenberg drills a floater near the basket set up by Tom Bruss | 50-59 |
| 03:52 | Illinois | Ronald Sink blows the dunk | 50-59 |
| 03:50 | Michigan | Richard Potter grabs the board | 50-59 |
| 03:34 | Michigan | Rodney Harris misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-59 |
| 03:32 | Michigan | John Wollenberg tips it in | 52-59 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Tom Bruss (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Michael Lacey (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Rodney Harris (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Richard Potter (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - John Wollenberg (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Pledger (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Clarence Maroney (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SF - James Young (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. PF - Ronald Sink (fresh) 16 pts. 11 reb. C - John Stich (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Illinois | Clarence Maroney is hacked by John Wollenberg - foul #3 on John Wollenberg, team foul #9 | 52-59 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Dailey (SF) James Young | |
| 03:03 | Illinois | Clarence Maroney makes the 1st free throw | 52-60 |
| 03:03 | Illinois | Clarence Maroney makes the 2nd free throw | 52-61 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 02:43 | Michigan | Rodney Harris is hacked by James Dailey - foul #2 on James Dailey, team foul #3 | 52-61 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Sebastian Jackson (SG), Floyd Kent (C) Clarence Maroney, John Stich | |
| 02:34 | Michigan | John Wollenberg misses badly on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by John Pledger - foul #1 on John Pledger, team foul #4 | 52-61 |
| 02:34 | Michigan | John Wollenberg makes the 1st free throw | 53-61 |
| 02:34 | Michigan | John Wollenberg makes the 2nd free throw | 54-61 |
| 02:32 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-61 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Young (SF), John Stich (C) James Dailey, Floyd Kent | |
| 02:13 | Illinois | Michael Lacey is called for the reach on John Pledger - foul #3 on Michael Lacey, team foul #10 | 54-61 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Clarence Maroney (SG) Sebastian Jackson | |
| 02:13 | Illinois | John Pledger misses the 1st free throw | 54-61 |
| 02:13 | Illinois | John Pledger makes the 2nd free throw | 54-62 |
| 01:59 | Michigan | Michael Lacey misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-62 |
| 01:57 | Illinois | Ronald Sink grabs the defensive rebound | 54-62 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 01:54 | Illinois | Tom Bruss is called for the reach on Ronald Sink in the backcourt - foul #2 on Tom Bruss, team foul #11 | 54-62 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Sebastian Jackson (SG), Floyd Kent (C) Clarence Maroney, John Stich | |
| 01:54 | Illinois | Ronald Sink makes the 1st free throw | 54-63 |
| 01:54 | Illinois | Ronald Sink misses the 2nd free throw | 54-63 |
| 01:54 | Michigan | Michael Lacey pulls down the rebound | 54-63 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 01:40 | Michigan | John Wollenberg misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Floyd Kent - foul #2 on Floyd Kent, team foul #5 | 54-63 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Clarence Maroney (SG), John Stich (C) Sebastian Jackson, Floyd Kent | |
| 01:40 | Michigan | John Wollenberg misses the 1st free throw | 54-63 |
| 01:40 | Michigan | John Wollenberg makes the 2nd free throw | 55-63 |
| 01:37 | Illinois | John Pledger is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Lacey - foul #4 on Michael Lacey, team foul #12 | 55-63 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Sebastian Jackson (SG), Floyd Kent (C) Clarence Maroney, John Stich | |
| 01:37 | Illinois | John Pledger misses the 1st free throw | 55-63 |
| 01:37 | Illinois | John Pledger makes the 2nd free throw | 55-64 |
| 01:14 | Michigan | John Wollenberg buries a jumper from the right block | 57-64 |
| 01:14 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 57-64 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 01:11 | Illinois | John Pledger is hacked by Tom Bruss in the backcourt - foul #3 on Tom Bruss, team foul #13 | 57-64 |
| 01:11 | Illinois | John Pledger makes the 1st free throw | 57-65 |
| 01:11 | Illinois | John Pledger makes the 2nd free throw | 57-66 |
| 01:00 | Michigan | John Wollenberg is denied on a dunk by James Young | 57-66 |
| 00:59 | Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Potter | 57-66 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:57 | Michigan | Rodney Harris evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-66 |
| 00:55 | Michigan | John Wollenberg pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-66 |
| 00:51 | Michigan | Tom Bruss hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-66 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:50 | Illinois | John Pledger is hacked by Tom Bruss in the backcourt - foul #4 on Tom Bruss, team foul #14 | 60-66 |
| 00:50 | Illinois | John Pledger makes the 1st free throw | 60-67 |
| 00:50 | Illinois | John Pledger misses the 2nd free throw | 60-67 |
| 00:50 | Michigan | Richard Potter pulls down the rebound | 60-67 |
| 00:42 | Michigan | The pull-up jumper by Richard Potter is blocked by Ronald Sink | 60-67 |
| 00:40 | Illinois | Floyd Kent grabs the defensive rebound | 60-67 |
| 00:40 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 60-67 |
| 00:39 | Illinois | John Pledger is hacked by Tom Bruss in the backcourt - foul #5 on Tom Bruss, team foul #15 | 60-67 |
| Subs | Michigan | Kevin Boyles (PG) Tom Bruss | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:39 | Illinois | John Pledger makes the 1st free throw | 60-68 |
| 00:39 | Illinois | John Pledger makes the 2nd free throw | 60-69 |
| 00:32 | Michigan | Rodney Harris buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Kevin Boyles | 63-69 |
| 00:31 | Illinois | John Pledger is fouled in the backcourt by Kevin Boyles - foul #2 on Kevin Boyles, team foul #16 | 63-69 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Clarence Maroney (SG) Sebastian Jackson | |
| 00:31 | Illinois | John Pledger makes the 1st free throw | 63-70 |
| 00:31 | Illinois | John Pledger makes the 2nd free throw | 63-71 |
| 00:25 | Michigan | Michael Lacey is called for a moving pick - foul #5 on Michael Lacey, team foul #17 | 63-71 |
| Subs | Michigan | Gregory Collins (SG) Michael Lacey | |
| Subs | Illinois | Sebastian Jackson (SG) Clarence Maroney | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:22 | Illinois | Sebastian Jackson is hacked by Gregory Collins in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gregory Collins, team foul #18 | 63-71 |
| 00:22 | Illinois | Sebastian Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 63-72 |
| 00:22 | Illinois | Sebastian Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 63-73 |
| 00:16 | Michigan | Rodney Harris shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 63-73 |
| 00:14 | Illinois | Floyd Kent snags the defensive board | 63-73 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | John Pledger runs out the clock | 63-73 |